Happy Valley has just ended after three series, a seven-year gap and countless hours of friends, families and colleagues throwing around theories of how Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) would see out the BBC drama, which has been gaining plaudits from fans and critics alike.
But writer Sally Wainwright taught all of us Happy Valley conspiracy theorists a lesson and ended the Yorkshire-set drama with a satisfying twist - there wasn't really one. No, Neil wasn't Tommy's dad, Clare nor Ryan didn't get killed by Tommy and Catherine and Tommy's showdown wasn't explosive in the way that many of us thought it would be.
The much-talked-about and anticipated ending did see Tommy lash out at the Knezevics in the most violent way as he suspected betrayal from the family who got him out of prison in that, slightly unbelievable, court escape. It also saw Catherine more or less apologise (without actually saying sorry) to sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) for falling out with her after she took grandson Ryan to see his dad in prison. But Catherine and Tommy's much-anticipated showdown was played out in a clever and far more understated way than viewers believed it would be.
